Scheimpflug LIDAR for Gas Sensing at Elevated Temperatures
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Abstract
Localized operating conditions inside boilers, heat recovery steam generators, or other large thermal systems have a huge impact on the efficiency, environmental performance, and lifetime of components. It is extremely difficult to measure species accurately within these systems due to the high temperatures and harsh environments, locally oxidizing or reducing atmospheres, ash, other particulates, and other damaging chemical species. Physical probes quickly suffer damage and are rendered nonfunctional. This work has attempted to adapt the measurement approach based on Scheimpflug light detection and ranging (S-LIDAR) for the remote sensing of gas species inside the high-temperature boiler environment. For a proof-of-concept, the detection of Raman signals of N2, O2, and CO2 and their behavior with increasing temperature have been presented.Keywords
Funding Information
- National Energy Technology Laboratory’s Advanced Sensors and Controls Research Program
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